HL&SL Paper 1 criteria & help

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Paper 1 assessment for Micro and Macro:


For both HL and SL, Microeconomics and Macroeconomics are assessed in Paper 1- an extended response (essay) paper. You must answer two essays in 1hour and 30 minutes.

Useful acronyms: DAADDE & DAADDEE
  • Definitions
  • Analysis of theory
  • Application of theory (to question and real-world examples)
  • Diagrams- fully labelled
  • Description of diagrams
  • Examples
  • Evaluation (for part b only)

For evaluation: CLASP
  • Conclusion
  • Long term and Short term impacts/implications
  • Advantages and disadvantages
  • Stakeholders
  • Prioritise the arguments/impacts